Aglais io – Jill Orme Photography

7 Apr 2025

Bedraggled

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

This Peacock was one of three I saw on the blackthorn in the hedgerows near the house this afternoon. It was probably the most damaged of the trio – and certainly far more worn and torn than the individual I … Continued

7 Jun 2022

Dapper

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Dragonflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

It’s three years since I last managed a photo of a Hairy Dragonfly that wasn’t a blurry distant flight shot, so it was well past time that I managed another. The previous occasion was down in Wiltshire, where I photographed … Continued

25 Mar 2022

Peacock

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Butterflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Right up until the end of the afternoon, my blip had been going to feature the beautiful female ashy mining bee I’ve added below. I love Andrena cineraria, with its elegantly understated livery, and as it’s usually one of the … Continued

6 Aug 2021

Bushy butterfly

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, Monuments, Worcestershire | 0

I’m not a fan of the buddleja – it’s an ugly shrub, and although it professes to be good at attracting butterflies, in our garden it’s generally only visited by honey bees. Today though, it was hosting both a Small … Continued

4 Apr 2021

Roost

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

Today’s two photos are the butterfly bookends of my day. This morning I put some lamb shanks to seethe in the slow cooker with white wine, lemon, onions, garlic, and mushrooms, and then went out to play. I was planning … Continued

12 Apr 2020

Pit stop

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

It was a little cooler this morning, and R and I levelled the pond and infilled around it, before (yay!) filling it with water. After examining the contents of our water butts, and taking advice from a local wildlife photographer … Continued

5 Apr 2020

Peacock

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

Having worked myself to a standstill yesterday, I’d expected to be able to sit in the garden today in the promised warm sunshine, sipping an Aperol spritz and admiring my handiwork. Sadly it turned out to be overcast for much … Continued

26 Jul 2019

Peacock

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

R and I were out in the garden this afternoon, when this very fresh Peacock whizzed past us and landed on a leaf in the rose bed. You’ll note that it’s a bramble leaf, but though this offends me it’s … Continued

17 Apr 2019

Vivid

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

As you probably know, there’s a photographic by-law that makes it obligatory for anyone who fancies themselves with a camera to go out each spring and attempt to take an interesting shot of a rapeseed field. I hereby submit my … Continued

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